Film photo challenge announced In this week’s edition of Talk Local, Justin Amador, owner of M&M Machining, and his wife Sarah, who owns Midge and Millie’s Booksellers, revealed a new product called H...

STACEY HORTON BEGGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS It’s Homecoming Week for Beggs High School! Here are the seniors representing the various sports, activities, clubs and organizations. The Beggs Golden Demons will h...

Stone Blade Bar and Restaurant held an After Halloween Adult Costume Party and Friday Night Karaoke. The Okmulgee Bulldogs kept their playoff chances alive with a 39-7 win against the Henryetta Knight...

Tuesday’s Okmulgee Lions Club program just continues to prove the age-old theory that only two things in life are certain - death and taxes. Since death is a little bit on the morbid side, we’ll dismi...

CF-2023-00168A 10/20/2023 State of Oklahoma vs. Berry, James Kent Conspiracy; Unlawful Use of Communication Facility; Poss. of CDS Including Poss. with Intent to Distribute CF-2023-00168B 10/20/2023 S...

6:51 p.m. - 300 Block S Taft Ave - Juvenile - RP advised her 15-year-old daughter ran away into the alley near 9th and Taft. 8:04 p.m. - 300 Block S Taft Ave - Assault - RP advised her 15-year-old dau...

1:12 a.m. - 12500 Block Old Hwy 75 - Suspicious Vehicle - RP advised of a white SUV in front of her house with its flashers on and what appeared to be three subjects with flashlights looking at the ca...

The word “affliction” is defined as pain, suffering, distress and calamity. It is obvious that we cannot escape this life without experiencing these things and even death. Psalm 34:19 says it this way...

This Sunday, Oct. 29, is Reformation Sunday. The readings are from Revelation 14:6-7, Romans 3:19-28 and John 8:31-36. The Son of God Has Set Us Free from Sin and Death by His Grace “Wisdom is justifi...

Last weekend’s party was a good one. I have to admit though, I am beginning to wonder if, at 45, I am getting a little too old for the late nights trying to get everything ready for the party. Between...

The pursuit of happiness is our right. The Declaration of Independence says so. I’m not going to argue that issue, we have a right to pursue happiness. But, that doesn’t guarantee that we are going to...

During unsettling times, whether marked by terrifying conditions or those less dramatic, the prevailing hope in most is to catch sight of the proverbial ‘North Star.’ For centuries and for myriads of ...

DEAR ABBY: I am a man in my 50s. A few months ago, I had a routine doctor’s appointment, with a new primary care physician. I intended the appointment to be a complete, regular physical. I don’t (than...

The Scene: Tuesday, Oct. 18, 5 p.m. at Okmulgee City Hall With the strike of a gavel, the city council meeting is brought to order. Roll call of members is given, Pledge of Allegiance is said and the ...

Okmulgee Community Theatre presents “The Rocky Horror Show” Oct. 27-28 and Nov. 4 at 10 p.m. at the Orpheum Theatre, 210 W. 7th St. in downtown Okmulgee. This presentation will be an R-rated live stag...

Rocky Horror Show at the Orpheum Friday-Saturday, Oct. 27-28 • 10 p.m. Okmulgee Community Theatre will perform The Rocky Horror Show Friday-Saturday, Oct. 27-28, at 10 p.m. at the Orpheum, 210 W. 7th ...

The Okmulgee County Genealogical Society meets the fourth Monday of each month, January through October, at 1 p.m. the Okmulgee Public Library. Meetings are also available via Zoom. For more informati...

Wilson Fire Department will hold its 2nd annual Haunted House Saturday, Oct. 28, from 6 p.m. to midnight. From 6-8 p.m., a slightly more mild version of the haunted house will be available for the you...

Don’t get spooked by excess sugar As the season changes and the air turns crisp, families across Oklahoma are getting ready for Halloween. Shape Your Future, a program of the Tobacco Settlement Endowm...

With respiratory season approaching, the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) is encouraging individuals to help prevent illness by getting their flu shot. Influenza, also known as the flu, is c...